Surveys of Enacted Curriculum
Introduction for Curriculum
Institute Chicago
Rolf K. Blank, Ph.D.
June 25, 2011
States with SEC Analysis of Standards
and link to Common Core – go to
www.seconline.org
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Arkansas
Georgia
Indiana
Kansas
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
Idaho
California
Iowa
Illinois
Delaware
Maine
Minnesota
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
SEC Content Analysis of Common
Core Standards –Why?
For States, Research and Validity Questions can be
addressed:
1. What are the gaps between current state standards
and Common Core?
a)
b)
Main topics by grade and sub-topics
Cognitive demand (expectations for learning) by topic
2.
What is the extent of alignment of standards to state
assessments, NAEP, international assessments?
3.
What is the fidelity of classroom instruction to
standards?
Alignment as a Systemic
Tool
Classroom
Content
Surveys of Enacted Curriculum
The intended
curriculum:
State content
standards—
What students
should learn
A neutral content grid
The assessed
curriculum:
State (and other)
assessments—
tested learning
with cognitive demand
The enacted
curriculum:
What teachers
teach
The learned
curriculum:
Student outcomes
based on school
learning
www.SEConline.org
Gr. 4 MATH
Gr. 8 ELAR: Coarse Grain Comparison
State B
CCSS
Gr. 8 ELAR Fine Grain: Comprehension
State B
CCSS
Topic Coverage
Gr. 8 ELAR State B / CCSS
State B
Performance Expectations
Gr. 8 ELAR State B / CCSS
State B
Gr. 8 ELAR Fine Grain: Language Study
State B
CCSS
Gr. 8 MATH: Coarse Grain Description
State A
CCSS
Gr. 8 MATH Fine Grain: Basic Algebra
State A
CCSS
Gr. 7 MATH Fine Grain: Basic Algebra
State A
CCSS
Gr. 8 MATH Fine Grain: Geometric Concepts
State A
CCSS
Topic Coverage
Gr. 8 Math State A / CCSS
State A
Performance Expectations
Gr. 8 Math State A / CCSS
State A
Gr. 8 ELAR: Coarse Grain Comparison
State B
CCSS
Examples of SEC analysis & reporting
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Classroom instruction by State Standards
Common Core by State Standards
Classroom Instruction by Common Core
Common Core by State Assessments
Common Core by National professional
standards
Gr. 4 MATH Coarse Grain
Gr. 4 NAEP
Gr.4 CCSS
Gr. 8 MATH Coarse Grain
Gr. 8 NAEP
Gr.8 CCSS
Alignment to CCSS across States
ELAR
Gr. 4
Gr. 8
Alignment of State Standards TO CCSS
Mean
Std. Dev.
Min.
Max.
# Standards
0.25
0.08
0.10
0.38
19
0.31
0.09
0.11
0.48
23
MATH
Gr. 4
Gr. 8
Mean
0.23
0.23
Std. Dev.
0.08
0.07
Min.
0.11
0.07
Max.
0.43
0.34
# Standards
18
20
June Meeting Objectives
and into 2011-12
CCSS
SEC Data
Change Strategies
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Instructional
Collaborative Tools
Use of Instructional Data in SEC
Review Survey items in light of CCSS
Prepare with PD Portfolio
Applications for School Improvement /Low
performing schools, Special education
• Local leader workshop process, materials
How can teachers use SEC data?
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Identify the degree to which their instruction is
aligned to state standards and assessments
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Inform own instruction, and where to improve
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Encourage discussion with other teachers
based on instructional data (e.g., in PLCs)
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Reflect on instructional practices
Compare their instructional practices to other
teachers in their school, district or state
(But, teachers maintain anonymity)
Professional Development Using SEC
Data
• The SEC Content Languages are used by teachers to report
on content coverage Plus analyze instructional practices with
specific subject content.
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• Instructional content coverage can be compared to
Standards in order to see the extent to which standards-based
content is or is not being covered in the classroom.
• Teachers can use this information to inform instructional
content decisions.
• SEC Collaborative has experience with preparing Leaders in
using Data– Develop our approach with CCSS.
SEC Content Languages
TWO DIMENSIONS OF CONTENT
Topics
What students should know
And…
Expectations for student performance
Be Able to Do
Data is collected & processed into cells of a content matrix
Categories of Cognitive Demand
Memorize
Topics
Number
Sense
Operations
Perform
Procedures
.04
.02
.06
.06
.12
.04
.02
Demonstrate Conjecture, Non-routine
Understanding Hypothesize problems
.10
.06
Measurement
Basic
Algebra
Advanced
Algebra
Geometric
Concepts
.02
.02
.04
Instructional Activities
Teacher Opinions, Characteristics and
Beliefs
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Instructional Influences
School Climate and Collegiality
Opinions & Belief about teaching and learning
Formal Course preparation
Other teacher characteristics
What do I need to prepare for the survey.
Lesson plans, grading books, textbooks, etc. may be used to
help recall your instruction over the most recent school year,
but are not required.
If completing the survey at a specifically scheduled time and
place, feel free to bring along any materials that might help
you to recall your instruction.
SEC Online Registration
Register to Take Survey
If not registered,
Select your group
from the
Drop-down menu,
Then click Register
If registered,
Enter your
user name
and
password,
Then click
Login.
SEC Content Languages
TWO DIMENSIONS OF CONTENT
Topics
What students should know
And…
Expectations for student performance
Be Able to Do
Adding relative emphasis yields 3-D descriptions
Coarse
Categories of Cognitive Demand
Perform
Demonstrate Conjecture, Non-routine
Content Memorize
Procedures Understanding Hypothesize problems
Areas
Number
Sense
Operations
Measurement
Basic
Algebra
Advanced
Algebra
Geometric
Concepts
Expectations for Students in Mathematics
Student
Performance Expectations
Memorize Facts/ Definitions/
Formulas
Recite basic mathematics facts
Recall mathematics terms & definitions
Recall formulas and computational
procedures
Perform Procedures
Use numbers to count, order, denote
Do computational procedures or
algorithms
Follow procedures/instructions
Solve equations/formulas/routine word
problems
Conjecture/ Generalize/ Prove
Determine the truth of a mathematical
pattern or proposition
Write formal or informal proofs
Recognize, generate or create patterns
Find a mathematical rule to generate a
pattern or number sequence
Make and investigate mathematical
conjectures
Identify faulty arguments or
misrepresentations of data
Reason inductively or deductively
Organize or display data
Read or produce graphs and tables
Execute geometric constructions
Demonstrate Understanding
of Mathematical Ideas
Communicate mathematical ideas
Use representations to model
mathematical ideas
Explain findings and results from data
analysis strategies
Develop/explain relationships between
concepts
Show or explain relationships between
models, diagrams, and/or other
representations
Solve Non-routine Problems/
Make Connections
Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate
strategies to solve non-routine problems
Apply mathematics in contexts outside of
mathematics
Analyze data, recognize patterns
Synthesize content and ideas from several
sources
Content Maps
State J Grade 8
Mathematics Instruction
Number Sense
Operations
Measurement
Algebraic Concepts
Geometric Concepts
Data Analysis
0.1
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0
Instructional Technology
Memorize Communicate Connect
Perform
Conjecture
Memorize
Communicate
Connect
Perform
Conjecture
Bringing ELAR Instruction Into Focus
Gr. 8 Instr. (State H)
Gr. 8 CCSS
Gr. 8 Instr. (State H)
Gr. 8 CCSS
Contact Information
RolfB@ccsso.org
202 336 7044
www.CCSSO.org
www.SECsurvey.org
www.SEConline.org